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The Gender Genie

thunder_dude7 · 2009-01-24T02:03:32Z

I was using stumble upon, just wasting time, when I came across this: http://bookblog.net/gender/genie.php Essentially, it claimed that this thing would identify my gender based on a piece of writing by me. I immediately posted a short story I had written some time ago in. It then said that I was male. Excited, I continued. All my short stories came out male. Wait...what about my novel? I posted each individual chapter. I began to recognize a pattern - in most chapters where my female characters had particularly dominant roles, it incorrectly said that I was female. Then I got the idea of posting my entire novel. Well, what's been written so far. I don't recommend it. I'm lucky my computer didn't crash. Anyway... The entire novel was male, overall. Gender Genie works by identifying key words - commonly used words, like "the", "and", and "not". Some give points to female, some give points to male. The reason for the pattern I mentioned above is that "she" and "her" are among female words. (Strangely, "he" and "his" are not male words)

Moody

Gender

Points 890

Reviews 3

Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:37 pm

Moody says... · Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:37 pm

I put the beginning of the story I'm writing and it came as female by a little over 100 words. I'm see that site before, it's neat.

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Princess

Gender

Points 1999

Reviews 106

Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:59 pm

Princess says... · Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:59 pm

zomg. I posted a nonfiction essay of mine and it said I was male! By over 300 words, it said I was male.. Stupid computer..

I came into this world wrinkled and ugly. And no matter how much I accumulate here, it's a short journey. I will go out of this world wrinkled and ugly. So I enjoy life.

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Hannah

Supporter

Gender

Points 27733

Reviews 1340

Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:15 am

Hannah says... · Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:15 am

Bwuahaha, the new story I'm writing apparently has got me labeled as a male!

Female Score: 729
Male Score: 740

It's pretty close though, so... we'll have to see what the Gender Genie thinks when I'm finished!

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